D2P on SH2 (Wellington) Traditional Cache
Hidden : 4/2/2011
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


Looking south from the Percy Reserve Interchange. Percy Reserve Interchange Flyover to Hutt Road.

Background

In August 2007, construction began on the $60 million Dowse to Petone Upgrade Project (internally referred to as “D2P”) on State Highway 2 (SH2), with the goals of providing better connectivity, reducing delays and improving safety on a 2.7 km stretch of the state highway from Hutt Road & Dowse Drive.

The project consisted of the construction of a grade-separated interchange with a roundabout over SH2 at Dowse Drive with a connection to Hutt Road and Dowse Drive, construction of an overbridge to replace the traffic lights at Korokoro connecting Petone and Korokoro, upgrading the section of SH2 between Korokoro and the Petone overbridges by providing a safety barrier and a raised central curbed median to separate north and southbound lanes, rearranging and improving Petone Railway Station's existing Park and Ride carpark facilities including providing an access bridge over SH2 and upgrade of the footbridge, a new service road between Cornish Street and Korokoro providing access to the industrial area and an upgrade of the Percy Scenic Reserve access and parking facilities.

The Dowse Drive to Petone section of SH2 is bounded by severe physical and operational constraints. Along its western edge, the route is located at the foot of the scarp of the Wellington Fault (also referred to as the "western escarpment"). To the east, the Melling and Wairarapa railway lines run the full length of this section of the highway.

In addition, thousands of native trees were planted on the shoulders of the project to beautify the Korokoro industrial area.

It was one of the largest and most expensive infrastructure projects in the Wellington region to occur for a while – and was completed before schedule in December 2009. The project also served as a pathfinder for future infrastructure improvements in Wellington in the coming decade.

Planting north of Percy Reserve. Looking south from the Korokoro offramp.


Cache details

Park at the parking area just southwest of the cache location – and proceed on foot to GZ through the trees. Please note it is not on or in the concrete barrier or the safety fence. There is no need to endanger yourself.

The cache itself was originally a 1L Sistema container, which when placed contained a logbook, bouncy balls, glass pebbles, a geocaching notice and the “Capital capital - Swedish Geocoin 2007”. There is no pen or pencil, so please bring your own. There was a small prize for the FTF. Have fun!

Updated 11 June 2016: Cache has been replaced with a micro – a magnetic Eclipse tin

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Yrg gurer or yvtug... haqre nggenpgvir.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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